DIY science is the perfect way to use your creative skills and learn something new. With the right supplies, some determination, and a curious mind, you can create amazing experiments that open up a whole world of possibilities. At home-made laboratories or tech workshops, makers from all backgrounds can explore new ideas by finding ways to study their environment in novel ways – allowing them to make breathtaking discoveries!
Here’s a good follow up to our last post about consumption (Artist Chris Jordan) – The NY Times on where cell phones go when they die… Americans threw out just shy of three million tons of household electronics in 2006. This so-called e-waste is the fastest-growing part of the municipal waste stream and, depending on […]
A different kind of wall clock. Autodesk Labs Sun Dial for a Green Clock – [via] Link
Jason @ Hackszine writes – The greatest feature of the navigation system used in Lexus and Toyota autos is undoubtedly the lockout mode which occurs automatically whenever the car is in motion. Somewhere deep inside the navigation system, the fascism bit is toggled for your protection and certain features, namely destination input, are completely disabled. […]
Craftster user Altered Angel shares her clever tutorial for making recycled soda can charms. These would be so fun to make out of wacky-looking imported soda cans, too. Link.
Rachael Rabbit is having a fun giveaway contest on her blog. Simply leave a comment on her blog before 12 noon EST on Valentine’s Day and you’re automatically entered to win one of her cute new Green Bunny reusable grocery totes. These sturdy bags fold down to a 4″ x 4″ square so you can […]
Jeff at Out Your Backdoor recreated his brother’s fast sled design this winter: What you do is take a plastic tub sled ($10 hardware store) and screw a pair of XC skis to the bottom of it—if it’s a sled for kids—or a pair of metal-edge downhill skis if adults might use it. Use stout, […]
The latest Citizen Scientist has a great article about knots Dorian M. Raymer! – What governs the annoying formation of random knots in strings, cords, and garden hoses? Mathematicians have studied knots for more than a century, but only in the abstract. As physicists, we have also found this to be an interesting physics problem. […]
